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The thing at the foot of the bed, and other scary tales

Twenty-three short stories and two poems about ghosts and supernatural events.
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In a dark, dark room, and other scary stories

Seven scary stories to tell at night based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.
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Dance, Nana, dance =

baila, Nana, baila : Cuban folktales in English and Spanish
A collection of stories from Cuban folklore, representing the cultures of Spain, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Animal jamboree : Latino folktales =

La fiesta de los animales : leyendas latinas
Collection of four Puerto Rican folktales featuring lions, mice and a brave little ant, as well as other animals.

When Turtle grew feathers

a folktale from the Choctaw nation
Retells a Choctaw folktale in which a turtle conspires with a turkey to win a race against an arrogant rabbit.

La flor de oro

un mito Taino de Puerto Rico
2006
A myth that explains the origin of the sea, the forest, and the island now called Puerto Rico.

Folk literature and children

an annotated bibliography of secondary materials
1981

American Indian stories and old Indian legends

2014
A collection of American Indian writings, stories, and legends, featuring autobiographical reflections, short stories, political essays, and tales from the oral tradition.

Beat the story-drum, pum-pum

A collection of African tales, one about a man with bad habits, and three animal stories involving a frog and a hen, a cow and an elephant, a frog and a snake, and a rabbit.
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